Finally,
the
much-hyped
and
much-awaited
Hollywood
movie
2012
is
all
set
for
worldwide
release
on
November
13.
The
film
has
been
directed
by
Roland
Emmerich
and
produced
by
Roland
Emmerich,
Mark
Gordon,
Harald
Kloser,
Larry
J.
Franco,
Ute
Emmerich.
The
film
will
be
distributed
by
Columbia
Pictures.
The
film
2012
is
all
about
an
upcoming
disaster
in
2012.
It
explores
the
idea
of
a
global
doomsday
event
coinciding
with
the
end
of
the
Mayan
Calendar's
current
cycle
on
or
around
December
21,
2012.
The
film,
which
runs
for
158
minutes,
has
been
made
with
the
budget
of
$200
million.
The
shooting
of
the
film
2012
was
commenced
in
Vancouver
in
August
2008
and
was
concluded
in
January
2009.
It
was
originally
scheduled
to
release
on
July
10,
2009.
But
the
release
date
was
changed
to
November
13,
2009
to
move
out
of
the
busy
summer
schedule
into
a
time
frame
that
the
studio
considered
to
have
more
potential
for
financial
success.
Director
Roland
Emmerich
and
producer
Harald
Kloser
have
penned
the
script.
Sony
Pictures
Imageworks
has
created
the
visual
effects
for
2012.
Harald
Kloser
and
Thomas
Wander
have
scored
music
and
Dean
Semler
has
cranked
the
camera
for
the
cinema.
David
Brenner
has
edited
it.
John
Cusack,
Amanda
Peet,
Danny
Glover,
Thandie
Newton,
Oliver
Platt,
Chiwetel
Ejiofor,
and
Woody
Harrelson
are
in
the
cast.